Synopsis: Men have made war for gold, for land, and to put others in chains for millennia. No invention or philosophy has changed that, not gunpowder, not airplanes, not democracy, or even splitting the atom. Whatever the era, whatever the weapon, man has made war on his neighbors. The nature of conflict never changes, because human nature has not changed.

But how might that change if it were no longer just humanity going to war—if animal instincts, strengths and skill were to join the battlefield?

Dogs of War is an anthology exploring what warfare looks like when the combatants are no longer fully human. It contains twenty three stories about how war changes when those who do the fighting have changed, and how much it stays just the same.

Contents

Nosy and Wolf by Ken MacGregorAfter Their Kind by Taylor HarbinSuccession by Devin HallsworthTwo If By Sea by Field T. MouseThe Queens’ Confederate Space Marines by Elizabeth McCoyThe Loving Children by Bill McCormickStrike, But Hear Me by Jefferson P. SwycafferEnd of Ages by BanWynn OakshadowShells On the Beach by Tom MullinsCross of Valor Reception for the Raccoon, Tanner Williams, Declassified Transcript by John KulpLast Man Standing by Frances PauliHunter’s Fall by Angela OliverOld Regimes by GullwulfThe Shrine War by Alan LoewenThe Monster in the Mist by Madison KellerWolves in Winter by Searska GreyRavenThe Third Variety by Rob BairdThe Best and Worst of Worlds by Mary E. LowdTooth, Claw and Fang by Stephen CoghlanSacrifice by J.N. WolfeWar of Attrition by Lisa TimpfFathers to Sons by MikasiWolfHoodies and Horses by Michael D. Winkle